Rakher Upobash Festival

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Rakher Upobash is also known as “Kartik broto,” which is held every Saturday and Tuesday of the Bengali calendar month Kartik. This festival represents the essence of the Hindu faith and culture in Bangladesh. Devotees fast and pray to the gods, sitting before every Shri Shri Loknath Brahammachari Temple in Bangladesh. Devotees come together to seek blessings, offer gratitude, and celebrate their faith and traditions. Devotees fast throughout the day, abstaining from food and water as a form of purification.